different between florida vs doncella

Catalan

Pronunciation

• (Balearic, Central) IPA^(key): /flu??i.d?/
• (Valencian) IPA^(key): /flo??i.da/

Verb

florida f sg

1. past participle of florir

Italian

Adjective

florida f sg

1. feminine singular of florido

Latin

Adjective

fl?rida

1. nominative feminine singular of fl?ridus
2. nominative neuter plural of fl?ridus
3. accusative neuter plural of fl?ridus
4. vocative feminine singular of fl?ridus
5. vocative neuter plural of fl?ridus

Adjective

fl?rid?

1. ablative feminine singular of fl?ridus

Spanish

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /flo??ida/, [flo??i.ð?a]

Adjective

florida f sg

1. feminine singular of florido

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Spanish doncella (“maid”). Doublet of damsel, demoiselle, and donzella.

Noun

doncella (plural doncellas)

1. A fish of Florida and the West Indies (Halichoeres radiatus).
2. The ladyfish (Bodianus rufus) of the same region.

Spanish

Etymology

From a Vulgar Latin *domnicella (compare Old Occitan donçela, Portuguese donzela, French demoiselle), based on Latin domina (“lady, mistress”). Doublet of damisela.

Pronunciation

Noun

doncella f (plural doncellas)

1. maid, maiden, damsel (girl or an unmarried young woman)
2. abigail, lady's maid (female servant employed by an upper-class woman to attend to her personal needs)

Related terms

• doncel
• doncellez